Monthly Archives: February 2013

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As I am wont to say, things are what they are, and the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals agrees: even a ‘public interest pirate’ is still just a pirate. Judicial opinions are usually pretty stuffy affairs, full of long complex … Continue reading →

In December we reported on a California appellate court decision which says that when the California Fish & Game Commission erroneously lists a species under the California Endangered Species Act (CESA), it cannot correct the mistake. The case arises out … Continue reading →

Some decisions just leave you shaking your head. Such as today’s decision out of the U.S. District Court in Belle Company v. Corps of Engineers. In that case, the Belle Company received a permit from the Louisiana Department of Environmental … Continue reading →

Can the government force you to give up an interest in your real property in exchange for a building permit? That is the question PLF is litigating on behalf of property owners Scott and Lynn Powell in the California First … Continue reading →

Asbestos has amazing fire-retardent and insulating properties and was used in thousands of products for decades. As everyone now knows, asbestos also releases microscopic fibers into the air that, when inhaled, can cause serious diseases. For more than 40 years, … Continue reading →

Last week, the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals overturned a biological opinion of the National Marine Fisheries Service that would have significantly limited the use of various pesticides in the Pacific Northwest. In Dow AgroSciences LLC v. National Marine Fisheries … Continue reading →

Yesterday, the Kentucky State Senate voted to approve SB 132, a bill that would repeal the anti-competitive licensing law for movers that we’re challenging in our lawsuit on behalf of entrepreneur Raleigh Bruner. The bill had been quickly approved by the Senate’s … Continue reading →

PLF filed an amicus brief today in support of a petition for review in the U.S. Supreme Court to address an important issue that has been left unresolved for decades–whether those representing economic interests have standing to enforce the National … Continue reading →

In my last post about our case Associated General Contractors of America, San Diego Chapter v. California Department of Transportation (Caltrans), I described how Caltrans implements the federal Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (DBE) program in a way that requires prime contractors to … Continue reading →

As noted here, we filed suit against the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service earlier in the month challenging the agency’s over board designation of “critical habitat” for the dusky gopher frog. Among other things, the Service included a large area … Continue reading →